[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 291858
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS ISAAC
MOVES VERY SLOWLY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SURGE AND WIND INFORMATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO
PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...
PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7N...LONGITUDE 90.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA
INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER A
PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA. FINAL STORM
TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF ISAAC.

SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 12 TO 22 FEET...HIGHEST
OVER THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES ARE AS HIGH
AS 7 TO 12 FEET.

AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT
HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-301900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST...PARTICULARLY AT DAUPHIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO STILL BEING OBSERVED. AWAY FROM THE COAST...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45
MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING AS
ISAAC WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS HAVE RESULTED IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. WATER LEVELS ARE
BEGINNING TO PEAK AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. HOWEVER...WITH
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING TONIGHT... WATER LEVELS WILL BE
VERY SLOW TO DECREASE.

THE AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE ARE
DAUPHIN ISLAND...ALABAMA PORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER
REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE
MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLOODING IS ALSO
OCCURRING ON WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...WITH ONE LANE IN THE
NORTH BOUND DIRECTION CLOSED.

$$

MSZ075-076-078-079-301900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

$$

GMZ630-301900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CONTINUE
WITH BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TONIGHT.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-301900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS...HIGHEST
OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. WINDS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER
TONIGHT AS ISAAC SLOWLY MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION.

SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 22 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS REMAIN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

$$






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